VEHICLE WINDOW ASSEMBLY AND TRANSPORT PROTECTION STRIP FOR USE WITH A VEHICLE WINDOW ASSEMBLY

A vehicle window assembly includes a vehicle window, a profile strip and a transport protection strip. The vehicle window includes a first main face, a second main face facing away from the first main face, and an edge connecting the first to the second main face. The profile strip is arranged at a peripheral region of the vehicle window by a first connecting region, and has a second connecting region comprising a receiving groove configured to connect to a component adjacent to the vehicle window. The transport protection strip includes an insertion portion which is received in, and releasably connected to, the receiving groove. The transport protection strip includes a contact portion which at least partially overlaps the first main face of the vehicle window in the peripheral region and is releasably connected to the vehicle window by a connector acting between the contact portion and the first main face.